Glass
Home Pub & Restaurant
Over the past 5 years the area around the Town in
Town hotel (Phacha Utid Road, colloquially know as
Yak Ramintra - Artnarong) has developed considerably.
From what was essentially nothing the area has now
developed in what can best be described as the Bangkok
“Pub and Nightclub Boulevard”. With an array of restaurants
and pubs spanning for more than 4 kilometer’s, the
choices are varied.
Very close to the SC Hotel about 100 meters off from
the main road, is the mid sized restaurant and pub
called The Glass Home. Your first glance will tell
that the pub is 60% or more glass paneling: thus the
name. Glass Home pub and restaurant is well know in
the area, and appears to be packed most nights. The
venue is designed around a semi-circular shaped stage
area with a number of tables in front of the stage.
The door staff meat, greet and seat you. They are
prompt and attentive and the menu is extensive to
say the least. All Thais are required to show their
ID card at the door: a requirement that is almost
standard in Bangkok these days. We ordered a cross
section of meals and settled down with a beer. The
Smoked Salmon was well prepared as were the fries
which were brought out with ketchup before the meal.
As with all places in Thailand, they never really
salt it to well, so I asked them for some and it was
promptly brought out.
The quality of the sound system is one of the best
around town. You can feel the bass drumming yet it
is not overtly loud. There are a number of bands playing
each play for about 90 minutes. We listened to bands
called Seven Day Band and City Beat.
Seven Day Band, mainly played covers including some
older music in particular Bob Marley’s, Women no Cry.
However they had an affinity to music by Tata Young,
the Thai hip-hop star, all very well done and entertaining.
I was most impressed by the female lead singer who
clearly had a voice that could carry. The other band
was one called City Beat. Initially I was fascinated
by the backup vocal, who appeared to the spitting
image of Neo in the movie, The Matrix. City Beat played
very well. No, let me rephrase that, they played with
gusto: the likes of which I have not seen that often.
They covered a wide range of music. From local star
talent, Marsia to my favorite band, Linkin Park. They
kept the crowd constantly on their feet .
Unlike most clubs around Bangkok this club has a niche.
They cater to the early 20 to early 30 year age range:
with both the music and décor directed at that yuppie
age group. I was impressed to see the manager on the
floor all the time ensuring that the punters were
enjoying themselves. With the difficulty of moving
about in the club, near the stage area, it is clearly
best to get there early to get a seat very close to
the stage. The only hang-up about this great club
it the lack of lighting near or on the tables as you
cannot read the menu, unless they shine a touch onto
the menu for you to read. A candle on each would certainly
help solve that glitch.
A truly great club which has slotted itself neatly
into Bangkok’s scene. Assuming that you like: good
music, desire a broadly based menu, good service and
a lively atmosphere the Glass Home is for you. I plan
to visit again this week when Thai songstress Marsia
appears in person. Entertainment at its best. |
